Combination phonograph cabinet and chair



Dec. 18, 1923. 11 43-72828 L. C. HIRT COMBINATION PHONOGRAPH CABINET AND CHAIR Filed Jan. 11, 1.922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 18, 1923.

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Application filed .Ianuaryll, 1922. Serial No. 528,547.

To all whom it may mm.-

' Be it known that I, LrNUsC. HIRT, a citii zen of the United St-ates, anda'rosident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State 6 of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Combination Phonograph Cabinet and Chair, of which the following is a specification. i

The object of my invention is to provide honograph cabinetand chair of simple, dura lo and inexpensive construction in which an upholstered'arm chair of substantiallystandard proportions may be utilized as agipabinet for a phonograph and set of records in such a manner that when the device is being used partments for containing the phonograph and records are closed and protected against the entrance of dust and dirt, and the entire exterior of the chair is covered with upholsteryand is strong and durable enough to withstand all of the ordinary strains that are usually applied to upholstered arm chairs. I

A further object is to provide a device of this kind whereby the occupant of the chair may readily, the cover for either the phonograph compartment or the record compartment or both in sucha manner that access may be had to either or both of the in such a; manner that the operator may while maintaining his seat in. the chair conveniently and easll operate the phonograph and remove or rep ace reeords from the rec 0rd compartment.

A further object is tolprovide a device ofthis class in which the sounds from the phonograph may normallybe projlected through the open front of the upho story with a somewhat muflied effect, or if a loud tone is desired, the upholstery covering the front of said arm portion may be removed.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby. the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more'fully set forth, pointedvout in my claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a top or plan viewv of the complete chair and cabinet device with the covers for both the phonograph compartas a chair the comand quickly and easily open said compartments ment and the record compartment open in the position which they assume when m use. Figure2 shows a front elevation of the complete chair and cabinet. T

Figure 3 shows on the line 33 of Figure 2 with the upholstery removed, andillustrating the interior construction o-fthe phonograph compartment.

Figure 4 shows a sectional view on the hue 4-4 of Figure 3 illustrating the construction of the record compartment, and

Figure 5 shows a sectional view on the line,55 of Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral to indicate generally the supporting base of the chair and cabinet. Secured end thereof is a back frame member 11 and secured to the front is a front frame member 12, shown in Figure 2, covered with upholstery.

Mounted upon the central portion of the.

supporting base is a spring cushion seat 13 supported-by the back frame member 11. is an upholstered back member 14:.

As will be seen by the drawings, there are two arm rests, each of which is substantially The arm cylindrical in general outline. rest on one side isdesigned to serve as a cabinet for phonographic records and that on the other side a cabinet for a phonograph.

The arm rest that is designed to be used as a cabinet for phonograph records compnses a stationary circular hub member 15 secured to the frame member 11, and secured to the front surface thereof is a stationary disk. shaped end member 16. At the front there is a similar stationary disk shaped supporting member '17 secured to.

the mam frame and attachedto its rear face is a stationary, circular hub member 18, and attached. to the rear face thereof is a stationary disk shaped end member 19.

a detail sectional view.

to the back i Gift Surrounding each of the hub members 15 v and 18 is a circular'rotatable cover support 20. Secured to the peripheries of each of the supports 20 is a cylindrical rigid cover 21. This cover extends approximately three fourths of the way around the cover-supports leaving an open space at one side, as indicated at 22 in Figure 2. By this arrangement it is obvious that an operator ice seated upon the cushion 13 may grasp the cover 21 and rotate it, for instance, from the position shown in Figure 5 where access to the interior of the record cabinet may be readily had. to a position in which the open portion 22 is at the bottom and the entire arm rest is enclosed from a point slightly beneath the seat all around the top andouter side to a point adjacent to the bottom of the armrest position so that the record cabinet is thereby wholly enclosed either by the cover 21 or by .the cushion 13 or the stationary frame of the chair. I'also preferably provide a means whereby the movement of the cover 21 may be regulated.

Referring to Figure 6 of the drawings, I have shown a detachable pin 23 in the front cover support 20, andthe stationary end 19 adjacent thereto is provided with two shoulders 24 and 25 to engage the pin and thus limit the movement. If for any reason it is desired to move the cover farther than the limitations of the pin, the pin may be detached.

To adapt the device for convenient use as a phonograph record holder I preferably provide at the bottom of the rotatable cover supports a base 26 attached to the stationary en members 16 and 19 and extending longitudinally of the seat, and at intervals on this base are uprights 27 to thereby support records 28 in substantially upright position resting against said supports or agamst the end pleces 16 and 19.

The arm member that is designed to be used as a phonograph cabinet is of the same outward appearance as the other arm member before described, and has at the rear a stationary hub 15 and a stationary end member 16 and a rotatable cover support 20, but at the forward end the structure is somewhat different, as clearly illustrated in Figure 3.

Instead of the structure at the front of the phonograph record cabinet I provide a stationary circular rim 29 andimmediately in the rear thereof there is a circular rotatable rim 30. Secured to the stationary rim 29 is a hollow cylindrical stationary member 31 designed to form a support, about which the rotatable rim may revolve, and the cover 21- is secured at its rear to the rotatable cover support 16 and at itsfront to the rim 30. I preferably extend across the rear of the stationary rim 29 a screen 32 and within the interior of the stationary rim 29 I have detachably fitted a rim 33, the front of which is covered by upholstery 34.

Extended horizontally within the phonograph compartment is a partition 35, the under surface of which has secured to it the phonograph operating mechanism indicated by the numeral 36. In the present instance, I have shown electric wires 37 leading to the phonograph instrument 36 to indicate that it may be operated electrically if desired, and on the top of said partition 35 is a phonograph record support 38 and a reproducing diaphragm and arm 39.

Communicating with the arm 39-and arranged below the partition 35 is a phonograph horn 40 which extends upwardly and widens out directly in the rear of the screen 32. I also preferal'il y provide a cloth cover or protector 41 for the under part of the phonograph cabinet which is detachably secured to the lower portion of the stationary member 16 and the sides of the stationary partition 35 to catch the oil or dust and prevent same from getting into the frame of the cabinet of the upholstery.

In practical use it is obvious that the general size and shape of the device adapts it very well for a comfortable arm chairand when the two cabinets are closed an observer cannot tell that there is any mechanism contained within the chair. It may be used for all purposes of a chair and may be ornamented and upholstered.

When it is desired to use the device as a phonograph the operator simply reaches down at the side of the seat cushion and engages the adjacent edge of the movable cover 21 and pulls it upwardly and outwardly, thus exposing the phonograph compartment and providing ready and easy access to the phonograph. By reaching down at the side of the seat cushion 13 the operator may grasp the movable cover of the record compartment and turn it in the same manner as he previously turned the phonograph compartment and thereby .have ready and convenient access to the records, and when the operator is through playing, both of the covers are returned to their normal positions and the phonograph compartment and the record compartment are not only protected from dust but the comrim rotatably mounted upon the hub, a

stationary circular rim in the front of the arm member, a cylinder fixed in position in the rear of said stationaryv rim, a rotatable rim surrounding the stationary cylinder, a horizontal partition fixed between the stationary cylinder and the stationary support in front of the rear hub, a screen at the front of the partition and a detachable upholstered member to close the front of the Ill mzeee 5E arm rest compartment and a cylindrical to the other position it will cover the cabinet cover. secured at-thev front .to said rotatable: from a point below the top of the seat r rim and'at the rear to said rotatable disk, around the top' and outer side of the cabinet, 10

said cover having an opening therein and so for the purposes stated. arranged that when rotated to. one position it will' expose the upper portion andthe Des Moines, Iowa, J anuafy 4, 1922. sea-t side of thewcabinet. and when moved LINUS C. HIRT. 

